# Poran Village, Nerua, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nerua, Shimla 

# Poran

Poran is a village in Nerua sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171210**. The 2011 Census counted **190 people in 37 households**, the 76th largest of 189 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 190people (2011)
- 37households
- 68.6%literacy
- 171210PIN code

## Poran PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Poran is 171210.** Poran falls in Nerua sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171210
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025696

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Poran from nearby towns?

- Nerua (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)152 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)50 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Poran?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Poran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pouria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shimla
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Poran known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 24% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Poran

Of every 100 households in Poran in 2011, 74 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Poran · ■ Nerua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**44%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**55%

Tap water ****100%**

**92%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**72%

Use banking services ****94%**

**79%

Television ****38%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**90%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Poran?

■ Poran · ■ Nerua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**954

Working population ****57.4%**

**56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 61.5% for women. 62% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 37 (34%) · **■** Other work 6 (6%) · **■** Marginal 66 (61%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nerua

- Up Mahal Khakhrona196 people
- Up Mahal Chour195 people
- Gaoncha194 people
- Bagna190 people
- Up Mahal Kandal189 people
- D.P.F. Gaoncha188 people
- Up Mahal Chilrana186 people
- Basra185 people

[All 247 villages in Nerua](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/nerua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Poran?171210
- How far is Poran from Shimla?152 km by road
- What is the population of Poran?190 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poran in?Shimla district (Nerua sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Poran?68.6% (Census 2011)